Deaths
The following is a listing of deaths which have been reported to us since the previous issue. Full notices, usually written by the class secretary, may appear in this issue or a later one.
Dan Leslie Lindsley '16 • Apr. 26 Nathaniel H. Whiteside Jr. '20 • July 19 Oscar Raymond Rice Jr. '22 • July 9 Modie Joseph Spiegel '22 • June 25 Bradley Erwin Stafford '24 • July 2 Sydney Horace Batchelder '25 • July 17 Ronald James Honeyman '25 'June 15 Roland G. Eaton Jr. '26 • July 15 Henry T. Meneely '26 • Dec. 8,1988 Thomas J. Needham '26 • Apr. 22 Howard Whitmore Jr. '28 • May 20 Frank Ayres Headley '29 • June 12 Harold Seller Hirsch '29 • July 4 Walter J. Hausman Jr. '31 • Mar. 30 Charles Frederick Orvis '34 • Mar. 12 Ralph Morris Paine '36 • June 30 Col. Dana Serr Prescott '37 • July 3 Harold S. Robinson '39 • June 30 Bertram Thorp Blake Jr. '40 • July 27 Franklin Palmer Hart Jr. '41 • July 11 Arthur Franklin Stevens '41 • July 9 Franklin G. Ebaugh Jr. '44 • Aug. 7 George B. Kennedy '45 • Oct. 3, 1989 Roy Edward Chenderlin '47 • May 12 Richard Astor Weaver '48 • Apr. 9 Howard Stanley Hutchins '50 • July 4 William Thomas Ingersoll '52 • June 17 Alan Arthur Samuels '59 "June 16 Joe Luman Sewell '60 • Sept. 12, 1989 William Bradley Brooks '67 • July 13 Gifford Thomas Foley '69 • July 1 Frederick Silas Buck Jr.' 72 • Mar. 1989
1916
Edwin Leslie McFalls of La Jolla, Calif., died in his sleep on May 8 at the age of 96. Born on a farm near Gouverneur, N.Y., he came to Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter Academy. After service in the U.S. Signal Corp as a pilot in France during WW I, he rose to become president of The Master Builders Company in Cleveland, retiring to La Jolla in 1957.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, sons Henry, John '48, and Richard '49, ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Hollis Winsor Nickerson of Bedford, Mass., died on April 30, according to word from his widow, Carol. Nick graduated with the class of 1917 and went to officers training school before serving in France in WW I. He earned a degree in accounting from Boston University School of Business Administration and was with Patterson, Teele and Dennis until his retirement. Married for over 70 years, Nick and Carol had four children, three of whom survive, along with grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
1917
Karl Leavitt Thielscher died at his home in Palm Beach, Fla., on May 5, at the age of 95. Barney, as he was known, entered Dartmouth from Brookline (Mass.) High School. He loved the out-doors, camaraderie, and intimate nature of the College of 75 years ago. He often said, in later years, that many of the best lessons and experiences weren't only to be found in the classroom.
Barney was a member of Green Key, Palaeopitus, Alpha Delta Phi, and Sphinx, as well as a class officer. He was a standout halfback on the varsity football team, as well as a star infielder on the varsity baseball team. In addition he captained the freshman hockey team as a defenseman. After graduation Barney played professional football.
His service to the class and College after graduating included fundraising, the Athletic Council, recruiting and enrollment work, area Alumni Association presidencies, reunion chairmanship, and in 1987 leading the Commencement procession unaided, despite a recent hip replacement.
His wife, Adele, predeceased him in 1987. Surviving are sons Karl Jr. '52 and David '54, two grandsons, and two sisters.
1921
Corydon Karr Litchard of Longmeadow, Mass., died on March 6 at the Springfield Baystate Medical Center of which he had served as an honorary trustee. Born in Mt. Morris, N.Y., Cory followed his brother, Donald 'l7, to Hanover, joined Phi Kappa Psi, and after graduation decided on a career with Massachusetts Mutual Life.
Together with his classmate, Lovell Cook, Cory formed the general agency of Litchard & Cook, each of them in turn getting their graduate degrees of Chartered Life Underwriter at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Institute. The firm was tremendously successful, partly because Cory became one of Springfield's most respected and foremost citizens: president of the Springfield Dartmouth Club and also the University Club and the Exchange Club, as well as being active in the Masons, American Legion, Massachusetts State Association of Life Underwriters, and treasurer of the American Society of Life Underwriters.
Four years ago Cory agreed to become our class treasurer. To the best of my recollection, he and his wife of 63 years, Abbie, never missed a class reunion. Along with Abbie, their three children Cory Jr., Mary Jo, and Martha Lamar survive, as well as four grandchildren.
O.H.H.
Samuel Walter Plumb left the ranks of 1921 and Tuck 1922 on February 2 at the Plumb family home in Streator, Ill. His loss was mourned with a five-column headline and picture on the front page of The Times Press. In 1868 Sam's grandfather moved to Streator and organized the growing city's first bank. Since then the name of Plumb has been the most distinguished in the area.
Sam joined Theta Delta Chi and was elected manager of the hockey team that Rynie Rothschild captained.
Sam spent his early days after graduation in the banking business and retired from Owens-Illinios in 1964; but his great interest was in the city of Streator itself.
Sam's wife, Gertrude, predeceased him. They had one daughter, Patricia Breen, who survives along with Sam's two grandchildren, Tom and Anne Breen. Brothers Gordon '22 and Edward '29 also predeceased Sam.
O.H.H
Walter Goodwin Prince died on April 5 at New field House in Plymouth, Mass. Suffering from Parkinson's disease during the past four years, he was still regarded as the"Mr. Duxbury" of Southern Massachusetts.
Entering Dartmouth from Cushing Academy, Walt joined Theta Delta Chi and played right guard on the S.A.T.C. football team. His great strength and athletic ability were somewhat curtailed by his job as head waiter in Commons.
A three-column tribute echoes the tremendous affection and respect in which Walt was held by his fellow citizens who elected him almost continuously from 1943 to the posts of selectman and the boards of health and tax assessors.
Walt is survived by his daughter, Doris Prince, seven grandchildren, and ten greatgrandchildren. A son Richard as well as two former wives, Margaret and Joyce, predeceased him.
O.H.H.
1922
Norman Tomkins Crane 88, formerly chief of staff at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, Plainfield, N.J., died April 5 at Glenbrook (N.J.) Nursing home. Marian, Norm's wife of 64 years, died April 6 at the same home.
Norm was a highly respected pediatrician in New Jersey for over 40 years. He was elected to the Muhlenberg board of governors in 1957.
In College Norm was a premed major, played intramural baseball and basketball, and belonged to Phi Gamma Delta and Alpha Kappa Kappa. Later he was a dedicated alumnus, an Alumni Fund agent, and a 1922 executive committee member.
He received his M.D. in 1925 from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. During World War II he served as an army surgeon, retiring as a lieutenant colonel with the Legion of Merit.
Surviving are two daughters, six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
James Webster Martin 89, died April 1 at Senior Meadows, Bradenton, Fla. Jim entered Dartmouth from Hanover High School and served in the Student Army Training Corps.
After receiving his A.B. in 1922 he began his high school teaching career in Vermont. He then taught for 34 years at Orange (N.J.) High School where he chaired the social studies department before his retirement in 1961.
Jim's dedication to Dartmouth was acknowledged by designation as one of the first members of the Bartlett Tower Society in recognition of outright bequests or trust provisions to the College.
1924
Bradley Erwin Stafford died July 2 in Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis after a long illness. Brad lived in West Springfield, Mass., and spent most of his working career with Strathmore Paper Company. He was a director and corporate secretary at the time it was acquired by Hammermill Paper Company. He continued with Hammermill as a representative of the former Strathmore interests until his retirement in 1965. He had served for many years as treasurer of the Moses-Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga, N.Y., and as a trustee of Jacob's Pillow in Becket. Brad had lived in Chatham since his retirement. His wife, Yone Ushikubo Turnure, died in 1981.
1925
Harry A. Clarke died June 12 in Palm Beach, Fla. After Dartmouth, he attended Columbia University, then was employed by Arthur Young & Co. as a certified public accountant until his retirement. He was married to Frances Kennedy, who died in 1976. They had two children, both of whom survived him: Mary Ann Wesser and Thomas '54. His second wife, Estelle Parker Clarke, also predeceased him.
Harry served for many years as comptroller and treasurer of the Church Pension Fund and Affiliates in New York City, director of Church Agency Corporation, and of Church Finance Corporation. He was a member of St. Andrews Society of New York.
Ronald J. Honeyman died June 13 in Portland, Ore., of a stroke. After College he was engaged for years in his own wholesale hardware company in Portland until his retirement. He had many business and social affiliations in the Portland area, including the Multnomah Athletic Club, the Columbia River Museum, St. Andrews Society, Lang Syne Society, Snow Shoe Club, Oregon Historical Society, and others. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Caswell Honeyman, his daughter Nadine Wilhelm, his son Ronald, six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Philip Cornelius O'Connell died April 25 at his home in Belair, Fla., of cancer. He engaged in real estate first with his father, then as partner in the mortgage brokerage business of Huntoon, Paige & Co. in New York while living in Montclair, N.J., until his retirement in 1968. While active in many community affairs, his major concerns were his family, consisting of his wife and four daughters, and his golf. An avid golfer, he was a member of the board of directors of the Montclair Golf Club, the U.S. Senior Golf Association, and winner of many senior tournaments, hitting his first hole-in-one at age 81. His first wife, Eileen, died in 1985.
Surviving are his wife, Jane, daughters Eileen Brown, Christeen Breen, and Alice O. Cole, 17 grandchildren, and 13 greatgrandchildren. He was a member of one of the largest Dartmouth families: brothers Tom '18, Paul '27, John '36, and nephews Tom Jr. '50, Jeffrey '5l, and Paul Jr. '64.
1926
Courtney Conrades Brown died of a stroke April 28 at Brandywine Nursing Home, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., after a long illness.
At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Delta Theta, the Glee Club, was on the wrestling team, and was 115-pound boxing champion as a freshman.
After graduation Courtney worked ten years in New York brokerage houses and banks, then taught, and in 1940 earned a doctorate in economics at Columbia. In World War II he served four years with the Department of State and Commodity Credit Corporation negotiating with foreign countries to procure exportable supplies for the national war effort. Then he went with Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey) as chief petroleum economist, assistant to the chairman of the board, and a director of affiliate Esso Standard Oil Co.
In 1954 Courtney became dean of Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and during his 15-year tenure guided the school to a high position in national prominence through innovative means of management education.
He was author of nine books including his memoir The Dean Meant Business, which has interesting and humorous mention of his Dartmouth years.
Surviving are his wife, Marjorie, daughters Joanne Lyman and Roxanne Warren, his son, Courtney, a brother, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Henry Tucker Meneely died December 8, 1988, at his home in An-napolis, Md., after a lengthy illness. He was born in Troy, N.Y., graduated from the high school there, and was with the Class of '26 during freshman year. He then attended Amherst College, graduating from there in 1928.
For five years Hank was with the family company, Meneely Bell Co., which furnished the Baker Library Tower with a set of bells in 1927. After that he was a partner in the Annapolis Boat Works and was a yacht broker.
He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, three sons, and a daughter.
Jesse Johnson Morgan died of cancer May 23 at his home for many years in Harwich, Mass. He was born in Sherman Mills, Maine, graduating from the high school there. His major at Dartmouth was history, and in 1934 he earned his master's degree in education at Harvard.
Jack's entire career was in the field of secondary school education, starting immediately after graduation when he became headmaster of Amherst (N.H.) High School. He then served as headmaster of six New Hampshire high schools during the next ten years. From 1936 to 1971 he was superintendent of schools in six Massachusetts towns, retiring after 15 years with the Harwich and Chatham school systems.
An ardent golfer, Jack was a member and first treasurer of Cranberry Valley Golf Club. Jack and his wife, Helen, attended many class events and were Alumni Fund donors for more than 50 years. Their family is quite thoroughly Dartmouth: son Jesse '52, son David '58, and granddaughter Cheryl '79.
Besides his wife, two sons, and grand- daughter, he is survived by four other grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a sister, and several nieces and nephews.
Thomas Joseph Needham Jr. died in Jacksonville, Fla., April 22. He was born in Des Moines, lowa, and graduated from high school in White Plains, N.Y. He attended Dartmouth 1922-24, and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta.
During World War II Tom was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, the officer in charge of navy recruiting in the state of Florida. Next he was with the U.S. Information Service in Washington and Calcutta, India, returning to Florida after retirement in 1962.
He is survived by his wife, Laurina, a sister, niece, and nephew.
1927
Bennett Dubois Bell died at his winter home in Sarasota, Fla., March 28 after long disability following a stroke. He prepared for college at Phillips Exeter Academy. He was a member of Chi Phi, Cabin & Trail, Glee Club, and the band.
Owner of a life insurance agency in Rut-land Vt., he was president of Vermont Life Underwriters, served 33 years on the Chamber of Commerce, and was a founder and trustee of the Rutland Historical Society. He was also president of the Killington section of the Green Mountain Club. In Florida, where he spent the winters, he was active in the Dartmouth Club of Sarasota. Ben is survived by his wife, Miriam, and their three daughters, Marie, Rachel, and Charlotte.
Stanley Herbert Manson died May 20, after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Elyria, Ohio, and moved to Rochester, N.Y., at age 12. He prepared for college in the public schools and graduated from East High School. At Dartmouth, he was Sigma Chi and attended Tuck School. He spent most of his life in Rochester, N.Y., where he was active in business and community affairs. Stan was retired director of public relations and advertising for Stromberg Carlson which later became General Dynamics Corporations. He assisted with Dartmouth Glee Club concerts in Rochester and with capital fund campaigns of the College.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, a son and six grandchildren.
Lyman Francis Milliken died March 19 of a stroke at a Maryland health center where he had retired after 40 years of dental practice in Annapolis. Doc was born in Skowhegan and attended Thorton Academy in Saco, Maine. At College, he played lacrosse and football. He obtained his dental degree at the University of Maryland and was past president of the Anne Arundel County Dental Society, and the Kiwanis Club of Annapolis. He retired from the Army Reserve Dental Corps as colonel after 33 years service including duty in the European Theater. His first wife, Gladys, died in 1970. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor, six children, and 14 grandchildren. Doc served the class on the executive and bequest committees and was a class agent.
Edward Payson Ripley died at his home in Long Beach, Calif., April 14 from pancreatic cancer. At College he was a member of the Ledyard Canoe Club and the DOC. He spent his life in California, where he owned a firm manufacturing cement blocks. He was founder and president of the Concrete Masonry Association. His hobby was boating and he was a member of the Los Angeles Yacht Club. Survivors are his wife of 52 years, Eva, a son, a daughter, a brother, a sister, and two grandchildren.
1928
John William Herpel died April 13 at his home in New Vernon, N.J., of a stroke. Jack prepared for Dartmouth at Wilmington High School in Delaware. At Dartmouth he majored in English, joined Kappa Sigma, and was an associate editor of the Aegis. He gained notice at one time as the courageous piano player at our old silent movie theater, the Nugget.
After graduation he was employed by the N.J. Befl Telephone Company, where he became a division manager in the commercial division and served for 45 years before retiring in 1974.
He served as vice president of the class from 1957-1962. He became class newsletter editor in 1957 and served in that capacity with notable wit and humor for many years, often voicing his strong support for College traditions.
Jack is survived by his wife, Cornelia Sydam Heipel, his son John Jay '59, and two grandchildren.
John Parcher Nixon died May 12 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Boston, John prepared for Dartmouth at Newton High School. At Dartmouth he attended Tuck School and joined Phi Gamma Delta.
In 1933 John joined his late father, Ernest Nixon, in the insurance business in Boston. He was still active as president of the John P. Nixon Insurance Agency, Inc. at the time of his death.
Long active in community and political affairs, he retired from the Newton Board of Aldermen in 1968 after being reelected for seven two-year terms. He had been vice president of the board and chairman of the finance committee. He was a member of the Republican City Committee and active in party affairs. He had been a director of the Boston and Newton Chambers of Commerce, a corporator of the Newton Savings Bank, a director of the Newton Wellesley Visiting Nurse Association, a director of the Woodland Golf Club, and was a lifelong member of St. John's Episcopal Church.
John is survived by his wife, Ethel Saunders Nixon, sons John Jr. and David, six grandchildren, and a sister.
Francis Champion Webster Jr. died on March 17 at the Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford. Champ was born in West Roxbury and prepared for Dartmouth at Maiden (Mass.) High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of the Kappa Phi Kappa Honorary Society, editor of the senior class section of the Aegis, and majored in Latin. After graduation he earned a master's degree in education from Boston University and served in the U.S. Air Force as captain during World War II and the Korean conflict.
Champ was an educator for 44 years. He taught in West Lebanon, N.H., in Seattle, Wash., and, finally, at Maiden High, where he headed the Latin department and was headmaster from 1961 until he retired in 1972. He took a great interest in schoolboy athletics and was very active in various athletic leagues. After retirement he moved to Kennebunk, Maine. He was married in 1935 to Bertha, who predeceased him, and is survived by their son Daniel.
1929
Russell Owen Ayers died at home in Staten Island, N.Y., on May 8 after a long illness.
One of Dartmouth's real Indians, a Cherokee, he came to Dartmouth from the Bacone School for North American Indians in Oklahoma.
Rusty was an electronics engineer and an inventor professionally. He worked in the television industry from its beginings at Dumont, with Kinescope, to pioneering in the videotape medium for CBS. A pioneer in other areas as well, he was a singer and songwriter, artist, and writer.
He is survived by his wife, Flora, sons Neilson and Duncan, and his daughter Nan.
Stephen Brewer Balkam died on March 31 in Chula Vista, Calif. He came to us from Thayer Academy, Mass.
He worked for W. T. Grant and Sears Roebuck until serving in the Navy Supply Corps in World War 11. After the war he was in the perfume business and later was an investment broker. He had a passionate love of his flag and country which he extolled at every opportunity.
He leaves his wife, Alice, a son Gilbert, a daughter Barbara, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Carl Elton Burton died February 18, 1989. He came to us from Everett, Mass., and Cushing Academy, belonged to Lamda Chi Alpha, and majored at Tuck School. He was on the Aegis Board.
He worked for Lever Bros, in personnel administration and was a member of the Personnel Administration Association of Baltimore, the Dartmouth Club of Baltimore and civic groups. He leaves his wife Isabel and a daughter Caryl.
Edward Canby of Sedona, Ariz., died in May. Ed came to us from Moraine Park School in Dayton, Ohio, and belonged to Sigma Chi fraternity. He majored in economics and earned his "D" in track.
He became vice president of advertising in his family's business of MacGregor golf clubs, then tried ranching in Wyoming. He moved into photography and spent three years at Wright Field in World War II in a photo unit. He later set up a studio in Palm Springs, Calif., where he belonged to the Rotary Club. He earned the degree of master of photography and belonged to photographic societies in this country and Great Britain, earning several awards for his work. Later in life, ne also earned awards for his painting.
He leaves his wife, Frances (Boyd), a daughter, Judee, and twin sons Tom and Richard.
Charles Vincent Denny of Seminole, Fla., died September 2, 1989. He was manager for Westinghouse Electric in Kirkwood, Missouri and later lived in Encino, California.
He leaves his widow, Marian, and two daughters, Cornelia and Katherine.
Jack Disbrow Gunther died on March 23 at Hartford (Conn.) Hospital after a long illness.
He belonged to Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Beta Kappa, Green Key, and Casque & Gauntlet. He majored in economics, was on the lacrosse and freshman swimming teams, and belonged to The Arts.
He received his L.L.B. from Harvard in 1932 and was a member of the bar in New York and Delaware. He practiced law until 1940, then became assistant general counsel of Hercules Powder Cos. He joined Air Reduction Co. and became secretary and vice president. Later he was vice president of Roger Williams Technical and Economic Services.
He was formerly a director of Rubberoid Corporation and Cumberland Corporation. He was president of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries and founder and president of the New Canaan Conservation Trust and president of several conservation organizations.
Governor Meskill of Connecticut gave him a special award for his work in setting up and assisting conservation organizations nationwide. He was active in many other civic organizations.
With his father he wrote Identification of Firearms from Ammunition Fired Therefrom.
As an alumnus he was a member of the 1929 executive committee, chairman of the memorial gift and bequest committees, and president of several East Coast Dartmouth Clubs. He received the Dartmouth Alumni Award in 1970.
He leaves his wife, Geraldyne, a daughter, and a son.
Robert Henry Kemp died on May 16 at a Concord, N.H., hospital. Bob came to us from Peabody High School in Pittsburgh, belonged to Alpha Sigma Chi, and majored in Tuck School. He was active with the Round Table.
He was an accountant with Eberhard Faber Pencil Co. in Brooklyn and later with Johns Manville Company, American Smelting and Refining Company, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
He was a member of the Lyme, N.H., Congregational Church and was single.
Shepard Arthur Stone died on May 4 of a broken neck sustained in a single-car accident after an apparent heart attack.
He majored in history and played in the band and in the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra. He belonged to Pi Lamda Phi and Phi Beta Kappa and was a member of the Alumni Council from 1964 67. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Berlin in 1933 and was later named an honorary citizen of Berlin.
An article in this magazine's March issue told of his rise to become one of our most eminent alumni. An author, editor, trustee, army colonel, and public servant, his honors were legion. He once described himself as "an active lumberjack."
He leaves his wife, Charlotte, daughter Margaret Jennings, a sister, and a brother.
John Roger Turnbull died on April 8 in Stuart, Fla. He came from Lynn (Mass.) Classical High School and majored at Tuck School.
Rog was in the Players orchestra and the Intrumental Club.
He tried actuarial work and banking and worked with General Electric until 1946 when he moved to Bristol, N.H., and became vice president and treasurer of the Bristol Savings Bank until his retirement.
He leaves his wife, Ruth, a son John Jr. '57, and a daughter Judith.
Sherman Weaver died on August 8, 1988, in Concord, N.H., from a heart attack.
Sherm came from Bradford (Vt.) Academv He became a pharmacist in Bradford and Barre, and in Meredith, N.H. He be- longed to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Odd Fellows.
In World War II he took basic medical training and served 16 months in the European theater in England, France, and Germany.
He leaves his wife, Harriet.
1930
Walter Eugene Dresser died on May 11. At the time he was living at Calais, Maine, where he had been a resident for many years. He was born in 1906.
Walt had been manager of the Summers Fertilizer Co. of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, since 1933. He was also a director of the Maritime Fertilizer Association. He had been a charter member of the St. Croix Radio Club.
Walt married Elizabeth Mann in 1938, who survives him, together with their daughter, Mrs. Paul Kelley, and one grandson.
Thomas May Peirce III died on April 8. He had been living in Wynnewood, Pa., for many years. Tom was long affiliated in education, having been president of Peirce Junior College at the time of his retirement in 1981, ending a 116-year period when a member of the family ran the school, founded in 1865. He served in the U.S. Navy 1941-46.
Among his many affiliations: Union League of Philadelphia; Eastern Business Teachers Association; Industrial Relations Association; board membership in Blue Gross/Blue Shield of Philadelphia. Tom was awarded an honorary degree of doctor of letters by Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture.
Tom is survived by his wife, Elsa, and by two daughters, Heather Peirce-Stern and Holly Peirce Ayres.
1931
George Cunningham Nickum died on April 22 at home in Seattle, Wash.
George came to Dartmouth from Seattle's Broadway High of which he was a past distinguished alumnus honoree. He majored at Tuck, and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Dragon, Green Key, and the Glee Club.
His career in the field of naval architecture was studded with accomplishments accented by awards, citations, and by his technical publications. He was a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and a fellow in the Royal Institution of Naval Architects in London. In 1979 SNAME awarded him the David W. Taylor Medal for Public Service as "one of the world's most innovative and inventive naval architects in the traditional sense."
Leaving Hanover after his junior year, he became a draftsman in his father's firm, W.C. Nickum & Sons, Co., rising to president and managing director. He headed the firm until 1986.
He served Dartmouth as president of the Alumni Council, president of the Seattle Club, and class bequest co-chairman.
His first wife predeceased him in 1966, and he is survived by wife, Mary Anne; by daughters Nancy Branchflower, Elizabeth Warren, and Susan; by sons George and William '73; by three stepchildren; by 26 grandchildren; and six great-grandchilaren.
Caleb Howes Thomas died on May 13, in Boston, Mass. Skeet got his civil engineering degree from Thayer in 1932 after majoring in Tuck. He had come to Dartmouth from Middleboro (Mass.) High School, and was a member of Alpha Chi Rho.
He had been treasurer of Thomas Bros. Corporation and of the Tri-City Concrete Co., Inc. of Taunton, Mass., and on the board of directors of the National Bituminous Concrete Association. In the early 1980s he was a partner in Arundel Properties, a real estate firm.
Skeet was active in Middleboro civic affairs, having been president of the PTA, and a member of the Masons and of the Lions. He interviewed applicants for admission to the College, was on the executive committee of the Alumni Association of Boston, and served as assistant class agent.
He was predeceased by his wife, Doris, and by sons Jeremiah and Caleb. He is survived by sons Marshall and Allen.
1932
Newell Bernard Kurson of Boca Raton, Fla., died of lung cancer on May 16 at his summer home in Newton, Mass. An economics major at Dartmouth, Newell headed several interesting enterprises during his business career. He was engaged in real estate development and was director of Fransway Realty Company of Boston. He was later a director of the former Kurson Candy Company. At his retirement in 1980 he was president of Graphic Theaters Circuit in Maine and Vermont.
During World War II Newell served in the navy as lieutenant and supply officer at the San Diego Depot. For years he regularly volunteered as a class agent for the Alumni Fund. He was a past president of the Belmont Country Club, a director of the Massachusetts Golf Association, and a life trustee of Temple Israel in Boston.
Newell's wife, Eleanor, survives him, as do daughters Jane Kurson and Nancy Lubin, and his brother Kenneth '35.
Frederick Arthur Post who moved to Middlebury, Vt., ten years ago after retirement from a career in thoracic surgery, died in Vermont in May. Fred came to Dartmouth from Westfield (Mass.) School, played freshman and varsity basketball, and was a member of Deutscher Studenten Verein. He was a brother in Beta Theta Pi.
Fred earned a medical degree at Yale. During World War II he was a captain in the Army Medical Corps in the Pacific Theater. For 35 years he practiced surgery in the Springfield area, serving on the staffs of hospitals in Springfield, Northampton, and Westfield.
Fred's wife, Helen, died in 1965. He is survived by two daughters.
1933
F. Howard Porter died of a heart attack in January. The place of his death was not reported, but he and Marjorie had been living in Raleigh, N.C., where he had been president of Porter Properties, Inc. since 1960 and had retired in 1982.
Howie joined our class from Beverly, Mass., and New Hampton. He was a member of Kappa Sigma. After graduation, he spent a year at Harvard Business School. He and his wife, Midge, a graduate of Wellesley and Katherine Gibbs, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1987.
Howie spent his business life in the real estate field with great success. He was active in residential sales and going business sales. He also held the eastern franchise for USRV modular buildings. He was VP and General Sales Manager of Credit American Corporation ana First New Amsterdam 1948-56, and was North Carolina sales manager for Walker Martin Inc., a G.E. distributor, 1956-60.
Two sons, Howard and William, and two daughters, Pamela and Dorothy, survive with their mother.
1934
Frederick Camp Mosher died on May 21 of emphysema at his home in Charlottesville, Va. Until retiring recently he was professor of government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia. He came to Dartmouth from Syracuse and was an economics/political science major and a member of Sigma Chi. In between several government assignments he got a master's from Syracuse in 1939 and a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1953, both in public administration.
Fritz saw wartime service with the AAF, ending as major, and then joined the State Department as a director of foreign service planning. In 1949 he began his career as a professor of government and foreign affairs, first at Syracuse, then in Bologna, Italy, and the University of California, before his final move to Virginia and its prestigious Miller Center of Public Affairs. He was the author of Democracy and the Public Service and other award-winning books.
In honor of his many contributions to better understanding of public service, the American Society for Public Service annually gives an award named for him.
Fritz is survived by his wife of 49 years, Edith, and by daughter Christine Thayer, sons David and James, three grandchildren, and brother William.
1935
Charles Rice Gow Jr. died of a heart-related disease at his home in Danvers, Mass., on May 8.
Soon after graduation he operated one of the first Howard Johnson franchises, with several locations in the vicinity of Boston. In addition he owned a number of other businesses.
During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant commander stationed in Panama and Virginia.
As an undergraduate Charles participated in football ana track and was a member of Phi Sigma Psi.
He is survived by his daughter Cheryl, and a son Charles III '74.
John Brooke Gregory died of a heart attack on May 5 while working in his garden in Wayland, Mass.
Born in New York City, he spent his boyhood on a farm in Framingham, Mass., and graduated from St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H.
John majored in chemistry, joined Beta Theta Pi, and spent nearly every weekend hiking and camping.
He married Barbara Hulst in 1939 and was a U.S. Army captain in World War II. Later he was a partner in Bacon Laboratories and in research and development with Dynatech Corporation.
John was a member of First Parish Unitarian Church and active in peace-seeking groups such as Beyond War.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a sister, Mary Gregory, a brother Ernest, five children and six grandchildren.
Donald Elwood Richardson died on April 27 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease.
Don came to Dartmouth from Bruns- wick, Maine, and enjoyed all the outdoor activities of Hanover. A Physics major, he belonged to Alpha Sigma Phi, was President of the Canoe Club, competed with the Ski team, and was active with the DOC.
After graduation Don taught at a private school in New York State and married Anna Smiley.
Anna and Don moved to Palo Alto, Calif., after they were married and he entered the Aerospace industry, working for Lockheed and Philco in the field of Orbital Satellite Physics.
Before and after his retirement in 1978 he was active in the Sierra Club, National Audubon Society and other conservation groups. Before his illness, he was leading 24 hikes per year for the Sierra Club. He particularly loved the Mt. Tamalpais region, and knew it well.
He was also a member of the California Academy of Sciences and the English Speaking Union, and was involved in recording for the blind.
Don attended quite a few class of '35 fall gatherings. He is survived by his wife.
Stephen S. Nelmes '70
1936
C. John Holmquist died from a heart attack in Portland, Ore., December 5, 1989. John came to Dartmouth from the Rockford (Ill.) high school, majored in sociology and was a member of Delta Tau Delta. His entire business life was spent in the retail lumber business. He retired in 1975 as president of the Holmquist Lumber & Fuel Co., Rockford, III. He moved to Portland, Ore. in the mid-sev- enties. John is survived by his wife, Beth, daughters Jill H.Jones, Joan H. Smith, and Julia Bergren, son C. John Jr., and seven grandchildren.
Henry Joseph Mascarello died suddenly from a massive stroke at his Siders Pond Road home in Falmouth, Mass., on October 5, 1989. Henry came to Dartmouth from Maiden (Mass.) High School, majored in Sociology, and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega.
Henry spent his entire business life in the field of criminology, devoted to fostering improvements in the administration of criminal justice. In spite of general public misunderstanding or disapproval of the prison population, Henry remained optimistic about the human equation and the possibility of a better world.
Even in retirment, Henry and his wife continued to support and work for educating the public and farthering the cause of the Aplastic Anemia Foundation, which is dedicated to treatment of the disorder which took the life of his 15-year-old son, David.
Henry is survived by his wife, Constance and a daughter.
Harold Gilman Palmer died from cancer at his home in Venice, Fla., last January 7. Hal came to Dartmouth from the Roxbury Latin School (Boston), majored in economics, and participated in varsity football, varsity baseball, and intermural hockey. He was a member of Sigma Chi and continued on at the Tuck School. His entire business life was with General Motors in various locations, and he retired to Venice in 1979. Hal was active in golf, bowling, Softball, and various sporting clubs. He gave much of his time to youth sports programs. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, son Robert, and four grandchildren. Another son, Richard, preceded him in death.
1937
Myron Wright died on March 29 in New York. After graduation from Dartmouth Medical School in 1938, he was graduated from New York University Medical School in 1940 and started internship at St. Luke's in New York City, where he distinguished himself in private practice in internal medicine. He belonged to the New York Clinical Society, Riverside Practitioner's Society, Society for Blood Study, Academy of Medicine, and to New York County, State and American Medical Associations. He was also associate clinical professor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Mike entered the army in 1942 as a captain in the Medical Corps, and on D-Day-plus-12 his unit established a hospital in Normandy and continued to support the First Army through Normandy, Belgium, and western Germany. He was awarded six campaign stars and the Bronze Star.
He and Nancy lived in New York and had a farm in S. Londonderry, Vt. They have six children: Peter '64, Karen, Andrew, Margot, Mark, and Jonathan.
1939
Daniel L. Dyer 73, died of a heart attack April 1 while playing
paddle tennis. Danny was twice runnerup in the National Men's Doubles Championships in that sport, and a frequent winner of club doubles tournaments.
Danny entered Dartmouth from the Hill School. He was a pole vaulter on the track team, a member of the Glee Club, and was secretary of Alpha Delta Phi. He was an honor student in economics.
He started out as an office boy in the family sugar business, B. W. Dyer Inc, and rapidly became an important factor in the sugar business. He was an officer of several major sugar associations, and during 1961 Danny served as an industry advisor to the United States Delegation at the United Nations Sugar Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Danny was a governor of the Lawrence Hospital of Bronxville, N.Y., a deacon in the Reformed Church of Bronxville, and scoutmaster of Bronxville's Troop #1.
Danny's advocation during the past 12 years was the tuning and repair of pianos.
He is survived by his wife, Yvonne, daughters Suzanne Dyer and Diana Watson, son Daniel Jr., ana four grandchildren.
Wyman R. Vaughan 73, of Storrs, Conn., died on June 5 after a lengthy illness. Wyman came from a Dartmouth family—his father, two brothers, a son, and a nephew all having been Dartmouth men.
Wyman graduated cum laude from Deerfield Academy. At Dartmouth he made Phi Beta Kappa and was a member of the Handel Society Symphony Orchestra.
He spent four years in Hanover following graduation earning his master's in chemistry before receiving his Ph.D from Harvard. From 1946 to 1966 he taught chemistry at the University of Michigan, before moving on to head the Chemistry Department at the University of Connecticut. He retired in 1981 at which time he received the UCONN Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Teaching.
He was a national officer in Chi Psi from 1966-1972 and belonged to various chemical societies. He enjoyed skiing and sailing.
He is survived by his wife, Hope, his daughter Sarah, and his son Douglas '72.
1940
Rudolf Horky Jr. died June 14 of cancer of the lung and liver. Rudy was buried wearing his favorite Dartmouth Indian tie.
He came to Dartmouth from New Trier Township High School and stayed only two years, transferring to Northwestern University from which he got his degree. He claimed the move made him appreciate Dartmouth all the more. During the war he was chief of the Chicago Consumer Goods and Services Division of the OPA and more recently was involved in an office-service coffee business.
His interests, after his family, included the Chicago Cubs, railroads (he used to work in the White River Junction roundhouse in student days), and Dartmouth. He was active in the Dartmouth Club of Chicago's book awards and seminar and special events programs, in Alumni Fund telethons, and Dartmouth Alumni College.
He leaves his wife, Barbara, three children, and two grandchildren.
Stet Whitcher '40
Louis Birkenfeld Schlivek died on April 8. He was 71. At Dartmouth, "Bud" Schlivek worked ontheJack-O-Lantern, the Pictoral, and was active with Junto. He was a member of Pi Lambda Phi.
He served in the U.S. Army during WW 11, making the most of his hobby of photography as a staff sergeant and production manager of a photography unit.
After the war, he continued with photography as a free-lance photographer and photo-essayist. Much of his work appeared in the New York Times Magazine. He wrote and illustrated the highly-praised book, Man in Metropolis (Doubleday, 1965), a distillation of the nine-volume study of the New York City Urban Area by the Harvard School of Public Administration.
Following the success of the book, Bud continued his work as a field consultant of The Regional Plan Association, conducting studies and reporting via photo essays.
He was a board member and past president of the Family Counseling Service of Ridgefield, N.J.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, and daughters Katherine Diamond and Laura Schlivek.
1941
Robert Lincoln Hatch died February 22 following almost four years of hospitalization with Alzheimer's disease. His residence at the time of death was in Fort Johnson, N. Y., but Massachusetts gave Bob to Dartmouth by way of Melrose High School. College records contain no information about Bob, but the 1941 Aegis notes that he was a history major and he played varsity football. His widow, Constance, wrote to the class newsletter that her husband's condition had deteriorated rapidly after he retired from teaching in 1981. Bob is also survived by two sons, five daughters, numerous grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Roger Sands Jr. died April 17, with no information available regarding where and how. He came to Hanover from Seattle, finished Tuck in 1942, and applied his business training to a career of 21 years with Weyerhauser prior to becoming manager of Puget Sound Plywood Company. He was also active in Boy Scout administration and involved in the establishment of the Key Center Library. He resided in Home, Wash., since 1972 and retired in 1976. Roger and his wife, Ginny, parented five children, one of whom, Barbara, is Dartmouth '76. All survive.
John Stephenson Tate
suffered from an extended illness before death took its toll on April 4 at the St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Ore., where Jack resided in retirement with his third wife, Elsie, to whom he was married in December 1989. Jack came to Dartmouth from Maine's Hebron Academy, majored in economics, joined Phi Gamma Delta, and tookan M.B.A. from Stanford in 1947. After naval service, Jack made a career of working for the Standard Oil Co. of California, retiring in 1979 as assistant treasurer.
Jack's retirement was enjoyed on his ranch in Oregon, where he rode his own horses on the Pacific Crest Trail with views of snow-capped, Cascade peaks. He belonged to golf and riding clubs, as well as the World Affairs Council of Oregon. Surviving Jack are Elsie, four children, including John R. '73, seven grandchildren, and three stepdaughters.
1943
Richard Milward Bugbee died April 30 in his home in Rutherford, N.J. He entered Dartmouth from Winchester (Mass.) High School, won his freshman numerals in tennis, was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, and served on the Interfraternity Treasurers Council.
He served in the air force and then joined American District Telegraph. Later he was executive vice president for the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association.
Dick is survived by his wife, Hazel Thompson Bugbee, and his son Robert. His daughter Marion died in 1989.
George Herbert Burke died June 1 at his home in Caswell Beach, N.C. George entered Dartmouth from Classical High School in Springfield, Mass. He was a member of Alpha Kappa Kappa and also Delta Upsilon. After Dartmouth he received his M.D. from the University of Michigan in 1945. George was the director of radiology at the Franciscan Medical Center from 1962 until his retirement. He was also a trustee of the Illinois State Medical Society and a councilor of the American College of Radiology.
He is survived by his widow, Ethel, and five children: Ellen, George III, Michael, Patricia, and Tim.
1944
David Arthur Brown 68, retired pediatrician and long-time resident of Darien, Conn., died May 31 of prostate cancer.
Dave came to Dartmouth from Nashua, N.H. A biology major, pre-med, and a member of Chi Phi, he received his M.D. from the Long Island College of Medicine in 1946, interned at Brooklyn Hospital, and then served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force for two years.
He was an assistant resident of pediatrics at Long Island College Hospital and chief resident of pediatrics at Brooklyn Hospital before opening a private practice in Darien, 1951-89. From 1980-83 he was chief of pediatrics at Stamford Hospital. He also served as senior attending physician at St. Joseph Medical Center in Stamford and on the courtesy staff at Greenwich and Norwalk hospitals before his retirement last year.
The Browns were 45-year summer residents of Port Clyde, Maine, and were in the process of building a retirement home there when Dave fell ill.
Surviving are Dave's wife, Dorothy, a daughter, two sons, a sister, and five grand- children.
Henry Thomas Douglas III died of a heart attack March 17 while playing tennis with his wife, Sue, on vacation in Ft. Pierce, Fla.
Tommy came to Dartmouth from Evanston, Ill., where he attended Loyola Academy. A football star and captain, he was varsity fallback for three years in Hanover. He was also an intramural boxer, a member of Alpha Delta Phi and Sphinx, and served in the Navy Air Corps.
He worked with the Insulation Manufacturers Corp. from 1947-56 and then joined the Imperial Brass Manufacturing Company, stationed in Chicago. He rose to president of one of its divisions and retired in 1981.
Tommy was active in Cub Scouts and Little League, and was himself an ardent golfer and tennis and bridge player. He was a member of the Biltmore Country Club, Kiwanis, and a founding member of the Southminster Presbyterian Church in Arlington Heights.
He is survived by his wife, Sue, three sons, including Paul '72, and ten grandsons.
James Joseph MacFarland died May 12 of congestive heart failure at his home in Melbourne Beach, Fla.
Joe came to Dartmouth from Lyndhurst, N.J. He served in the U.S. Army from rising to the rank of sergeant. After the war he received his M.S. in chemical engineering from Columbia University and worked for the Celanese Corporation as a chemical development engineer.
In 1956 he went to Brazil as managing director of Copebras, a chemical company, and remained there for 22 years. He also had an interest in several smaller businesses in Brazil and the U.S. He had a summer home in Hanover.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; six children including James '68, Mary '82, and Joseph '85; and 14 grandchildren.
Carl Frederick Spaeth Jr. died May 15 of a heart attack while working in his garden in Jackson, Mich. He was 68.
"Nick" Spaeth was a banker all his life. He retired a few years ago as president of City Bank and Trust Co. of Jackson, but continued until the time of his death as board chairman and chief executive officer of the bank's parent holding company, CB Financial Corp.
A native of Jackson, he came to Dartmouth from Andover Academy. He served in the U.S. Air Force in World War II from 1942 to 1946 and rose to the rank of first lieutenant.
After the war, he attended the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. He was a Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago examiner until 1952, when he returned to Jackson and joined City Bank.
Nick also served as a city commissioner from 1961 to 1969. He was a member of the Jackson Foundation and St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, Roxana, a son, two daughters, and a sister.
1945
James Algernon Brown died April 27 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., of pneumonia. After graduating from Dartmouth he served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant in World War II. Following the war he worked with a number of Wall Street firms, and in 1952 began to devote his activities to management of his own investments.
More recently, Jim, who lived in Greenwich, Conn., and Palm Beach, Fla., directed extensive petroleum and natural gas properties in the western United States.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Davidson Brown; three daughters, Diane Brown, Linda Salvatore, ana Pamela Romanello; a sister; and four grandchildren.
Horace Gabriel Hedges Jr. died of natural causes at his home in Cedar Rapids, lowa, on March 24. He graduated from Tabor Academy, Marion, Mass., and at Dartmouth was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He left Dartmouth after the third semester, attended Coe College, UCLA, and graduated from the University of lowa in 1946 with a degree in journalism.
Fed joined Stamats Communications Inc. that year, starting as associate editor of Buildings magazine in Chicago. In 1948 he married Sally Stamats. He served as the company's president from 1965—83 and, at the time of his death, was chairman.
Survivors include his wife, a son, Thomas, daughters Sarah Richardson, Nancy Wendler '76, and Mary Timmons, ten grand- children, and two step grandchildren.
George Bernard Kennedy of Merrimack, N.H., died October 3, 1989, of an aortic aneurism. He was born in Swampscott, Mass., attended St. John's parochial and Swampscott Public Schools and Seaton Hall. He went on to Norwich University where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree. From 1943-44 he spent two semesters at Dartmouth with the Marine V12 program.
After two years service with the marine reserves, he joined the navy and served three years, becoming a lieutenant, junior grade. During that time he spent 18 months as a demolition expert in the Gobi Desert.
A self-employed security and plant protection administrator, George was a special agent to the FBI from 1947-55, assigned to field offices in St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, and Providence. From 1957 to 1960 he directed a uniformed police department of 48 men dealing with the security and protection of the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, N.Y.
He is survived by his wife Helen.
Ted Smith '45
1949
Kenneth Myatt McClain died on May 2 while playing handball in his home area of Fort Worth, Tex.
Ken earned a letter in JV football while at Dartmouth and was a member of Gamma Delta Chi. He graduated with a degree in geology and pursued a career in this field. He served the College through participation on reunion giving committees and by taking the posts of agent, district enrollment director, and member of the class executive committee.
Ken was a World War II navy veteran and a member of numerous petroleum and geology associations.
He is survived by his daughter Mary Leigh, and his mother.
1951
Stephen M. Biddle Jr. died on June 13, at his home in Eaton Center, N. H. He is survived by his wife, Katrine, two sons and four daughters, two grandchildren, and two sisters.
At College, Steve played freshman baseball, was a pre-med student, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He graduated from Tufts Medical School in 1955, and after residency at Johns Hopkins and army service, he practiced obstetrics/gynecology in Manchester, N.H., for 22 years. While there, he was a director of the Boys Club. In 1982 Steve left medicine to become a beefalo farmer in Eaton.
Steve was very active in town affairs, serving as a planning board member, health officer, ana vice-president of the Little White Church. In addition, he was a member of the Conway (N.H.) town band and the Amoskeag Strummers Banjo Band, was an aid at Kennett High School in Conway, and helped with the junior ski program.
1956
Thomas Shaun Conlon died on May 18, at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital. Born in Waterbury, Conn., he graduated form Deerfield in 1952 and, after Dartmouth, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1959. At Dartmouth Tom majored in philosophy, played varsity lacrosse, and was a member of Psi Upsilon and Dragon.
He married Miriam "Muffle" Nolan and, after working in New Haven and studying tax law at NYU, moved his family in 1963 to Montpelier, where he worked as tax counsel to National Life of Vermont Insurance Company for 21 years and as a partner in the law firm of Gravel, Shea and Wright in Burlington from 1973 -79.
Active in community affairs, Tom served as president of the Vermont Historical Society, chairman of the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. board, president of the Barre Opera House board, chairman of the Friends of the Pavilion committee and member of the Montpelier Planning Commission. His efforts in historic preservation were recognized by numerous awards.
Tom is survived by his wife, three sons Sean '79, Terrence, and Peter' 86 a granddaughter and his mother, Genevieve.
1961
Leonard Daniel Donovan died May 4 after a short illness in Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 50.
Len came to Dartmouth from Watertown (Mass.) High School. At Dartmouth, he was treasurer of Kappa Kappa Kappa, and served two years on the Interfraternity Treasurers Council. He also was on his dormitory committee and served on the Interdormitory Council. After graduation, he got his master's degree from Tuck in 1962.
He was president and owner of Specialty Aluminum Inc. in Revere, Mass., a company he acquired in 1983. Previously, he was a corporate vice president of the Norton Co. in Worcester. He lived in Weston, Mass.
He is survived by his daughter Kelly, his mother, Mary P. Donovan and a brother, Charles Donovan Jr. Friends are sending memorials to the Family Inn, care of Charles Fiske, 70 Sewall Ave., Brookline, MA 02146.
1969
Frederick Wayne Byrd passed away on March 19 after a short illness. After graduation Fred served two years in the Peace Corps teaching English in the Ivory Coast. Upon returning to the States, he began working for the Newark StarLedger as a general assignment reporter and has covered municipal government in Newark for the last four years. Fred generously donated his time as a tutor for Operation Push and the YMCA of Newark. Most recently, he volunteered as an aide at a shelter for the homeless. Fred is survived by his mother, his father, a brother, and a sister.
Faculty
Charles M. Wiltse editor of the Daniel Webster papers, died in Hanover on May 21 at the age of 83. A graduate of West Virginia University and holder of a Ph.D. from Cornell, Professor Wiltse joined the College's History Department in 1966. He retired in 1972, but continued to work on the Webster volumes as an emeritus professor. The 15 th and final volume was published ceremoniously in 1989, highlighted with a speech by Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
An expert on the first half of the American nineteenth century, Professor Wiltse was recognized as an authority on Jefferson and on John C. Calhoun, whose three-volume biography Wiltse wrote.
Professor Wiltse's wife, Kelly, predeceased him; his sister Clara survives.
